Crime Rates at Highbury Place, London, N5 1QL

Highbury Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Place (N5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Highbury average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Place (N5 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Calabria Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highbury Terrace (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.